The flames of war flared up in the Middle East: Trump’s adventures and Gulf contradictions have brought the world to a dangerous turning point

(Special Report: Journalist Malik Sarfaraz Hussain Awan) The Middle East is currently sitting on the worst and most dangerous gunpowder pile in history, where even a small spark can turn the peace and economy of the entire world into a pile of ashes. Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy and American adventures in the Gulf region have so badly disturbed the traditional balance of the region that the flames of war are now crossing the borders and reaching the safest havens of the Gulf countries. The dramatic military and diplomatic developments in recent hours are clear evidence that this crisis is no longer just a regional conflict, but has emerged as a deadly poison for the global economy and security. The biggest and most horrific news has come from the United Arab Emirates, where the UAE Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed that its advanced air defense system destroyed 16 ballistic missiles and 42 drones launched by Iran in the air. Iran has mainly targeted industrial and military areas in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Although the air defense prevented a major disaster by thwarting this major attack, debris and direct attacks have still caused heavy explosions in densely populated areas of Dubai and industrial zones in Abu Dhabi. Iran has specifically targeted the aluminum industry, damaging the Emirates Global Aluminum plant in Abu Dhabi and injuring employees working there. According to the Ministry of Defense, so far, two UAE military personnel, a Moroccan contractor working for the military, and eight civilians from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Palestine, and India have been killed in these attacks, while a total of 178 people from different countries have been injured. The decision of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to enter regular war has added fuel to the fire. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree confirmed in his official statement that they have fired drones, including ballistic and cruise missiles, targeting Israel’s southern and sensitive military sites. This move by the Houthis will expand the scope of this war to the strategic routes of the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. About 12 percent of the world’s trade passes through these sea routes. If the Houthis start targeting global shipping like in the past, the international energy market and supply chain will be completely paralyzed, resulting in exorbitant inflation and economic collapse on a global scale. If we look behind the scenes of all these serious military adventures, the biggest root is the open contradiction and double standards of the US Gulf policy. On the one hand, the US sings the tune of peace and security in the Middle East, and on the other hand, it keeps the region in a state of constant instability to protect its own economic and military interests. Due to this expediency, the Gulf countries are now realizing that the US umbrella is no longer a guarantee of their complete protection, and shells and missiles are now raining down on their own territory in the war for US interests. On the other hand, Israel and the US have not sat silent either. The Israeli Air Force has targeted and destroyed the Iranian Ministry of Defense factory in Tehran, which was manufacturing parts for ballistic missiles. In addition, Iran’s largest steel plants in Isfahan and Ahvaz have been bombed. The US Pentagon and the Israeli military are jointly targeting Iran’s defense and industrial infrastructure, and the US Air Force has carried out heavy bombing of Iranian coastal cities and naval installations near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours in an attempt to cut off Iran’s supply line. In view of this extremely worrying and terrifying situation, a very important four-nation emergency meeting has begun in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey are sitting together in Islamabad to find a middle way to reduce the dangerous tension in the Middle East. Pakistan is currently trying to play the role of a bridge between the US and Iran through back-channel diplomacy, because Islamabad knows very well that if the fire of war spreads further in the Gulf and the Middle East, its heat will directly burn Pakistan’s fragile economy and energy needs to ashes. The bottom line is that Donald Trump's personal adventures and the US administration's contradictory Gulf policies are now becoming unbearable for the world. This contradiction is a stain on the forehead of the global economy and peace that is gradually pushing the entire world towards a great war. Now is the time for the international community to abandon its traditional silence and expediency and raise its voice against these contradictions, otherwise history is a witness that when economic and political greed exceeds limits, then nothing but destruction is achieved.